Lycanthropes

Lycanthropes in the Accordlands differ from the ones found in the Monster Manual and are not the typical were-creatures found in fiction. The notable difference is that their condition is not a curse, therefore no afflicated lycanthropes exist in the Accordlands, but an evolution from the corrupting magical influence of Bascaron, the Broken Moon. Although they are often mistaken for worshipers of the hated Cult of Bascaron, and thus are hated and shunned by all races of the Accord.

Racial Traits

• Starting Ability Score Adjustments: +2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma
• Medium: As Medium creatures, lycanthropes have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• A lycanthrope's base land speed is 30 feet.
  
• Low-light vision in any form: A lycanthrope can see twice as far as ahuman in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
• Animal form(Su): A lycanthrope can tap into it's heritage and assume the form of animal. At character creation, the lycanthrope chooses a animal that represents it lycanthrope heritage. The lycanthrope can shift into animal form. This ability functions like the alternate form special ability (see the Monster Manual), except as noted here. The lycanthrope does not assume the ability scores of the animal, but instead adds the animal's ability score adjustments (see page 172 of the DMG) to his own. The lycanthrope retains it's size category while in animal form. A slain lycanthrope reverts back to humanoid form, although he remains dead. Separated body parts retain their animal form, however.
• +2 racial bonus on all Listen checks and Spot checks.
• Automatic Language: Common. Bonus Languages: Any (other than secret languages, such as Druidic).
  
• Favored Class: Ranger. A multiclass lycanthrope’s ranger class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty.

Animal Forms

When selecting an animal that is of large size or larger, use the the rules found in the MM on page 291 to reduce the animal to a medium creature before determining the ability score adjustments. Tiny and small creatures stats remain unchanged.

Feats

The following feats are available to lycanthropes.

Beasthide [GENERAL]
Your natural armor becomes ticker and harder.
Prerequisites: Lycanthrope.
Benefit: You gain a +2 natural armor bonus to Armor Class in any form.

Extra Animal Form [GENERAL]
You gain an additional lycanthrope animal form.
Prerequisites: Lycanthrope, base Fortitude save +3, base Will save +3
Benefit: Select an animal, you gain the ability to assume this animal's form.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Each time you take the feat, it applies to a new animal.

Greater Werform Defense [GENERAL]
Prerequisites: Wereform Defense
Benefit: While in animal or hybrid form, you damage reduction improves to 4/silver.

Hybrid Form [GENERAL]
You gain a hybrid form.
Prerequisites: Lycanthrope, base Fortitude save +3, base Will save +3
Benefit: You can assume a bipedal hybrid form with prehensile hands that is a mix of your humanoid and animal forms. In hybrid form, you gain any natural attacks of the animal form and can use weapons and armor.

Large Animal Form [GENERAL]
Your animal form is of unusually large size.
Prerequisite: Lycanthrope.
Benefit: Your animal form becomes Large size. While in animal form, you gain a +8 size bonus to Strength, a -2 size penalty to Dexterity, a +4 size bonus to Constitution, a +2 natural armor size bonus to Armor Class, a -1 penalty to AC and attack rolls, and your Space/Reach changes to 10 ft./5 ft. Your natural weapons increase by one damage category (see table 4-3 of the MM).

Large Hybrid Form [GENERAL]
Your hybrid form is of unusually large size.
Prerequisites: Lycanthrope, Large Animal Form.
Benefit: Your hybrid form becomes Large size. While in hybrid form, you gain a +8 size bonus to Strength, a -2 size penalty to Dexterity, a +4 size bonus to Constitution, a +2 natural armor size bonus to Armor Class, a -1 size penalty to AC and attack rolls, and your Space/Reach changes to 10 ft./10 ft. Your natural weapons increase by one damage category (see table 4-3 of the MM).

Wereform Defense [GENERAL]
Prerequisites: Lycanthrope, base Fortitude save +4.
Benefit: While in animal or hybrid form, you gain damage reduction 2/silver.

Wereform Speech [GENERAL]
You perfect the ability to speak in your animal and hybrid forms.
Prerequisites: Lycanthrope
Benefit: You can speak normally in animal and hybrid form. Thus, you can cast spells with verbal components and use items that require a humanoid voice.